Historical Events In January - 01

1844  1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on January - 01.   

1845  On this day in history the Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed.   

1846  On this day in history yucatan declares independence from México   

1846  On this day in history yucatan declares independence from Mexico   

1846  Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) on January - 01.   

1847  Michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment on January - 01.   

1847  Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing on January - 01.   

1847  Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment on this day in history.   

1848  Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua on January - 01.   

1850  Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1851  On January - 01 city of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line   

1852  On January - 01 netherlands begins issuing postage stamps   

1852  The first US public bath opens in New York City NY on January - 01.   

1852  1st US public bath opens, in NYC on January - 01.   

1853  On this day in history the first practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service   

1853  1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service on this day in history.   

1853  On January - 01 hans Koessler, composer   

1854  On January - 01 lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford PA)   

1854  On January - 01 lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn)   

1854  On this day in history james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

1858  On this day in history canada begins using decimal currency system   

1860  Slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies on this day in history.   

1860  Slavery ends of in Neth Indies on January - 01.   

1861  Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City on January - 01.   

1861  On January - 01 president Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful   

1862  Battle of Fort McRee FL, Battle of Port Royal SC (Port Royal Ferry) on January - 01.   

1862  The first US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on this day in history.   

1862  US income tax goes into effect (3% of incomes > $600,% of incomes > $10,000) on January - 01.   

1862  1st US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on January - 01.   

1862  On January - 01 snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)   

1863  On January - 01 battle of Galveston, TX - Confederates recapture the city   

1863  Battle of Helena AK on January - 01.   

1863  On January - 01 emancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by Lincoln   

1863  On January - 01 the birth of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern olympics   

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0766  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on this day in history.